Press Gallery: APSA Members in the Media

March 1, 2019 Press Gallery, Public Engagement Comments Off

The Month of Writing: February 2019

Recent blogs and op-eds authored by APSA members

The Implications of 5,000 Troops to Colombia

Carla Martinez Machain, Michael Allen, Michael E. Flynn, and Andrew Stravers, Duck of Minerva, February 5, 2019

What LBJ Can Teach New Congress Members About Gaining Power in the House

Marian Currinder, Mischiefs of Faction, February 7, 2019

In the South, It’s Not Just State Politicians Who Work Against Federal Policies. It’s the Bureaucrats Too.

Nicholas G. Napolio and Jordan Carr Peterson, LSE USA Blog, February 8, 2019

When Newspapers Close, Voters Become More Partisan

Joshua P. Darr, Johanna Dunaway, and Matthew P. Hitt, The Conversation, February 11, 2019

3 Reasons Why People Fall for Politicians’ Lies About Statistics

Mack Clayton Shelley II, The Conversation, February 28, 2019

The National Emergencies Act of 1976

James Wallner, LegBranch.com, February 28, 2019

Speaking Up: Political Scientists in the Media

Interviews, quotes, and podcasts featuring APSA members

Michigan’s Political Maps Go on Trial in Redistricting Lawsuit

By Sarah Cwiek, featuring Christopher Warshaw, February 5, 2019

Local Political Science Professor Gives Her Take on the State of the Union

Rochester First, featuring Kathleen Donovan, February 6, 2019

How YouTube Reactionaries are Breaking the News Media

By Zoë Beery, featuring Jennifer Stromer-Galley, Columbia Journalism Review, February 14, 2019

Yes, It Is Really Early for So Many Democrats to Have Joined the 2020 Race

By Jasmine C. Lee, featuring William G. Mayer, New York Times, February 14, 2019

Motherhood Was Once a Campaign Liability. The 2020 Female Candidates are Making It an Asset

By Samantha Schmidt, featuring Erin C. Cassese and Kelly Dittmar, Washington Post, February 26, 2019

The Future of Political Parties [Audio]

Featuring Ian Shapiro and Gary Rose, WSHU Radio, February 26, 2019

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

By Bruce Rushton, featuring Elizabeth Zechmeister, Jonathan Krasno, Todd Makse, Illinois Times, February 28, 2019

The APSA Press Gallery is a roundup of recent blogs, op-eds, podcasts, and interviews featuring political scientists. We are always eager to follow our members’ engagement online. Let us know what you are doing or reading with the hashtag #APSAPressGallery, or by email to press@apsanet.org.

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